Legendary Silicon Valley venture investor Peter Thiel did a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session on Thursday in which he talked about Edward Snowden and the NSA, net neutrality and Bitcoin, among other things. Here’s a selection of his comments

Halcyon Molecular, one of the many companies that was working on low cost DNA sequencing technologies has quietly ceased operations, mostly because of lack of funds, our sources tell us. The company had raised upwards of $20 million in funding from Founders Fund, Elon Musk and others.

Turns out investors like the intersection of big data and weather. On Thursday morning six-year-old Climate Corporation announced that it has raised another round of $50 million, led by the Founders Fund and including existing investors.

After enduring a torrid few months, Groupon has confirmed a shakeup of its international business, bringing in a new chief to oversee operations outside America. But why has outgoing chief Marc Samwer been replaced?